Ensuring the Future of the Poultry and Egg Industry
Your USPOULTRY Foundation is making a difference!
We are building on our success, having invested more
than $1 million in the industry over the last year.
The leadership of the Foundation is more important than ever as the industry faces ever-evolving challenges from disease and supply chain crisis to declining sources for funding important research.
The Foundation's mission is clear:
- Support the recruitment and training of the brightest students
- Seek and fund scientific research
- Foster student scientists
- Promote careers in the poultry and egg industry
We look forward to continuing our legacy of success and partnering with you and other industry leaders to ensure the future. With your help, we can build the next generation of leaders in the poultry industry, while conducting vital research to ensure our continued production of a safe, sustainable wholesome and affordable poultry and egg products.
Spotlight
USPOULTRY Foundation Awards $33,230 Student Recruiting Grant to Auburn University
The USPOULTRY Foundation recently awarded a $33,230 student recruiting grant to Auburn University. The grant was made possible in part from an endowing Foundation gift from Ingram Farms. Dr. William "Bill" Dozier, department head and director for the Charles C. Miller Jr. Poultry Research and Education Center, intends for the funds to help strengthen recruiting efforts, allowing the Poultry Science Department to interact with local high schools and community colleges to encourage students to consider poultry science and the various career opportunities available in the poultry industry.
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PARTNERS IN POULTRY
The Partners in Poultry newsletter is published quarterly and includes information on the USPOULTRY Foundation's activities and other Association news.
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The USPOULTRY Foundation provides a yearly annual report that includes information on activities, events and other news.
Read Latest IssueResearchers Complete Risk Assessment Comparing Alternative Approaches to Regulating Salmonella in Poultry
March 21, 2024
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in which researchers completed a risk assessment comparing alternative approaches to regulating Salmonella in poultry. The res...
Read MoreUSPOULTRY Seeking Nominations for the Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award
March 11, 2024
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting nominations for the Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award through July 1. The goal of the award, which has been presented since 2013, is to recognize outstanding completed research projects, funded by USPOULTRY or th...
Read More$3,500 USPOULTRY Foundation Student Recruiting Grant Awarded to the University of Tennessee
March 7, 2024
The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $3,500 student recruiting grant to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Read More$7,000 USPOULTRY Foundation Student Recruiting Grant Awarded to Iowa State University
March 6, 2024
The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $7,000 student recruiting grant to Iowa State University to assist with enlisting students with an interest in poultry to become future industry leaders. With Iowa State’s Robert T. Hamilton Poultry Teaching and Research Facility and the St...
Read MoreCamryn Wilder Receives the Frank Perdue Scholarship Student of the Year Award at the USPOULTRY Foundation College Student Career Program
March 5, 2024
Camryn Wilder, Texas A&M University, was awarded the Frank Perdue Scholarship Student of the Year during the USPOULTRY Foundation’s College Student Career Program, held in conjunction with the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). The scholarship is...
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